One of the last things the Linux kernel does during system boot is mount the root filesystem. The Linux kernel dictates no filesystem structure, but user space applications expect to find files with ...

What does everyone recommend for a good layout on SuSE 8.0. I'am using a 30 gig hard drive and I want to use it all. I know the basics of linux and the important directories but I have never layed out ...

title says it, what do you do for big iron stuff? like if you have a DB server with 32GB or even 92GB of ram what do you set the swap? in the old days it was always 2 or 2.5 ram, but that does not ...

GoboLinux provides a unique file system hierarchy, offering flexibility with multiple versions of the same package. The installation process involves partitioning, which may cause issues, but usage is ...

Petabytes are in the future of every company, and luckily, the future is always being invented by the IT ecosystem to handle it. Those wrestling with tens to hundreds of petabytes of data today are ...

Linux is the most flexible and customizable operating system on the planet. That customizability starts deep within the heart of the Linux kernel and the file system. A computer file system is a ...

Many of the major advances in HPC have been the result of collaboration between academia and the big government labs. This has been the case with PVFS (Parallel Virtual File System) and its latest ...

Some system utilities do a variety of things well. They come withtools to give users lots of solutions in one package. Other systemapps like the Atol File Manager perform a dedicated ...

Have you ever needed to format a new hard drive or USB drive, and were given the option of selecting from acronyms like FAT, FAT32, or NTFS? Or did you once try plugging in an external device, only ...